In the United States a number of public-interest groups are
focusing their attention on the abuse of pesticides in this country and around
the world. The Natural Resources Defense Council, for example, initiated the
campaign against the FIFRA export loophole ten years ago. All of the following
groups are active, can provide information on pesticides, and welcome help to
continue their struggle.

(California's state occupational safety and health unit is one of
the few government agencies seriously attempting to regulate pesticide
production and use.)

United Nations Environment ProgrammeNew York Liaison
OfficeRoom A-3608United Nations Plaza, New York 10017(UNEP has
information on environmental issues around the world.)

National Association of Farmworkers Organizations1332 New York
Avenue, N.W.Washington, D.C. 20005

Third World Groups.

Organized resistance to pesticides in the third world is
scattered, and dependent often on the level of repression faced by dissidents in
the country. The organizations listed below have emerged in the forefront of the
fight against pesticides in the third world.